200 metres
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200 m is a sprint running event. It is less popular than the 100 m, and often attracts runners from that event who wish to "double up" and claim both titles. This feat has been achieved eight times at the Olympic Games, the last by Carl Lewis in 1984. An Olympic double of 200 m and 400 m was first achieved by Valerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984, and later by Michael Johnson and Marie-José Perec in 1996.
On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. To most trained runners, this is a pure power race. A slightly shorter race, run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the Ancient Olympics.
The current men's world record holder is Michael Johnson, who ran 19.32 seconds at the 1996 Olympic Games. The reigning Olympic champions are Shawn Crawford and Veronica Campbell.
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Famous 200m runners
Men
- Shawn Crawford
- Michael Johnson (World Record Holder)
- Konstantinos Kenteris
- Carl Lewis
- Michael Marsh
- Pietro Mennea
- Jesse Owens
- Tommie Smith
- Frank Fredericks
Women
- Fanny Blankers-Koen
- Florence Griffith Joyner ( World Record Holder)
- Marion Jones
- Marie-José Perec
- Gwen Torrence
All-time fastest performances
Men
Updated July 11 2006. Note that the fastest time represents an average speed of 10.35 m/s (or 37.267 km/h), faster than the average speed for the current 100 m world record (9.77 s, average speed 10.24 m/s).
| Rank | Res. | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19.32 | Michael Johnson | 1 august 1996 | Atlanta ** WR ** | |
| 2. | 19.63 | Xavier Carter | 11 july 2006 | Lausanne | |
| 3. | 19.68 | Frank Fredericks | 1 august 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 4. | 19.70 | Tyson Gay | 11 july 2006 | Lausanne | |
| 5. | 19.72 | Pietro Mennea | 12 september 1979 | Mexico City | |
| 6. | 19.73 | Michael Marsh | 5 august 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 7. | 19.75 | Carl Lewis | 19 june 1983 | Indianapolis | |
| 8. | 19.75 | Joe DeLoach | 28 september 1988 | Seoul | |
| 9. | 19.77 | Ato Boldon | 13 july 1997 | Stuttgart | |
| 10. | 19.79 | Shawn Crawford | 26 august 2004 | Athens |
Women
| Rank | Res. | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21.34 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | 29 September 1988 | Seoul | |
| 2. | 21.62 | Marion Jones | 11 September 1998 | Johannesburg | |
| 3. | 21.64 | Merlene Ottey | 13 September 1991 | Bruxelles | |
| 4. | 21.71 | Marita Koch | 10 June 1979 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 4. | 21.71 | Heike Drechsler | 29 June 1986 | Jena | |
| 6. | 21.72 | Grace Jackson | 29 September 1988 | Seoul | |
| 6. | 21.72 | Gwen Torrence | 15 August 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 8. | 21.74 | Marlies Göhr | 3 June 1984 | Erfurt | |
| 8. | 21.74 | Silke Gladisch-Möller | 3 September 1987 | Rome | |
| 10. | 21.75 | Juliet Cuthbert | 5 August 1992 | Barcelona |
Olympic medalists
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Walter Tewksbury (USA) | Norman Pritchard (IND) | Stanley Rowley (AUS) |
| 1904 | Archie Hahn (USA) | Nate Cartmell (USA) | William Hogenson (USA) |
| 1908 | Bobby Kerr (CAN) | Robert Cloughen (USA) | Nate Cartmell (USA) |
| 1912 | Ralph Craig (USA) | Don Lippincott (USA) | William Applegarth (GBR) |
| 1920 | Allen Woodring (USA) | Charles Paddock (USA) | Harry Edward (GBR) |
| 1924 | Jackson Scholz (USA) | Charles Paddock (USA) | Eric Liddell (GBR) |
| 1928 | Percy Williams (CAN) | Walter Rangeley (GBR) | Helmut Körnig (GER) |
| 1932 | Thomas Edward Tolan (USA) | George Simpson (USA) | Ralph Metcalfe (USA) |
| 1936 | Jesse Owens (USA) | Mack Robinson (USA) | Martinus Osendarp (NED) |
| 1948 | Melvin Patton (USA) | Barney Ewell (USA) | Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) |
| 1952 | Andy Stanfield (USA) | Thane Baker (USA) | James Gathers (USA) |
| 1956 | Bobby Morrow (USA) | Andy Stanfield (USA) | Thane Baker (USA) |
| 1960 | Livio Berrutti (ITA) | Lester Carney (USA) | Abdoulaye Seye (SEN) |
| 1964 | Henry Carr (USA) | Otis Drayton (USA) | Ed Roberts (TRI) |
| 1968 | Tommie Smith (USA) | Peter Norman (AUS) | John Carlos (USA) |
| 1972 | Waleri Borsow (URS) | Larry Black (USA) | Pietro Mennea (ITA) |
| 1976 | Don Quarrie (JAM) | Millard Hampton (USA) | Dwayne Evans (USA) |
| 1980 | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | Allan Wells (GBR) | Don Quarrie (JAM) |
| 1984 | Carl Lewis (USA) | Kirk Baptiste (USA) | Thomas Jefferson (USA) |
| 1988 | Joe DeLoach (USA) | Carl Lewis (USA) | Robson da Silva (BRA) |
| 1992 | Mike Marsh (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Michael Bates (USA) |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Ato Boldon (TRI) |
| 2000 | Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | Darren Campbell (GBR) | Ato Boldon (TRI) |
| 2004 | Shawn Crawford (USA) | Bernard Williams (USA) | Justin Gatlin (USA) |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | Audrey Williamson (GBR) | Audrey Patterson (USA) |
| 1952 | Marjorie Jackson (AUS) | Puck Brouwer (NED) | Nadeschda Chnykina (URS) |
| 1956 | Betty Cuthbert (AUS) | Christa Stubnick (DDR) | Marlene Matthews (AUS) |
| 1960 | Wilma Rudolph (USA) | Jutta Heine (GER) | Dorothy Hyman (GBR) |
| 1964 | Edith McGuire (USA) | Irena Kirszenstein (POL) | Marilyn Black (AUS) |
| 1968 | Irena Szewińska (POL) | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | Jenny Lamy (AUS) |
| 1972 | Renate Stecher (DDR) | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | Irena Szewińska (POL) |
| 1976 | Bärbel Eckert (DDR) | Annegret Richter (GER) | Renate Stecher (DDR) |
| 1980 | Bärbel Wöckel (DDR) | Natalja Botschina (URS) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1984 | Valerie Brisco Hooks (USA) | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1988 | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | Grace Jackson (JAM) | Heike Drechsler (DDR) |
| 1992 | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1996 | Marie-José Perec (FRA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Mary Onyali (NGR) |
| 2000 | Marion Jones (USA) | Pauline Davis (BAH) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) |
| 2004 | Veronica Campbell (JAM) | Allyson Felix (USA) | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) |
World Championship medalists
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Calvin Smith (USA) | Elliot Quow (USA) | Pietro Mennea (ITA) |
| 1987 | Calvin Smith (USA) | Gilles Queneherve (FRA) | John Regis (GBR) |
| 1991 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Atlee Mahorn (CAN) |
| 1993 | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | John Regis (GBR) | Carl Lewis (USA) |
| 1995 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Jeff Williams (USA) |
| 1997 | Ato Boldon (TRI) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) |
| 1999 | Maurice Greene (USA) | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) | Francis Obikwelu (NIG) |
| 2001 | Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | Christopher Williams (JAM) | Shawn Crawford (USA) |
| 2003 | John Capel (USA) | Darvis Patton (USA) | Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) |
| 2005 | Justin Gatlin (USA) | Wallace Spearmon (USA) | John Capel (USA) |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Marita Koch (DDR) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Kathy Cook (GBR) |
| 1987 | Silke Gladisch (DDR) | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1991 | Katrin Krabbe (GER) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1993 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Irina Priwalowa (RUS) |
| 1995 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Irina Priwalowa (RUS) | Galina Maltschugina (RUS) |
| 1997 | Shanna Pintusewitsch (UKR) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1999 | Inger Miller (USA) | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | Merlene Frazer (JAM) Andrea Philipp (GER) |
| 2001 | Marion Jones (USA) | Debbie Ferguson (JAM) | Kelly White (USA) |
| 2003 | Anastasia Kapaschinskaja (RUS) | Torri Edwards (USA) | Muriel Hurtis (FRA) |
| 2005 | Allyson Felix (USA) | Rachelle Boone-Smith (USA) | Christine Arron (FRA) |
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